Why Receiving Only the Host Is Receiving All of Jesus (The Patrick Madrid Show)

A caller named Andy from Long Beach raised a question many Catholics quietly wonder about: if Jesus said to eat His Flesh and drink His Blood, why do we usually only receive the Host at Mass? Are we missing something? Patrick Madrid’s answer cuts through the confusion with a clear answer founded i…

When Baby-Making Becomes a Business: The Moral Problem with Surrogacy (Trending with Timmerie)

As Catholics, we are called to look honestly at surrogacy and in vitro fertilization (IVF), not simply because the Church says “no,” but because these practices reveal a deeper moral crisis about how we understand human life. On Trending, Timmerie explains why surrogacy is inseparable from IVF, a p…

A Simple Way to Invite Your Spouse Closer to God (Family Rosary Across America)

On the Family Rosary Across America, Sylvia from Fresno called in to share a heartfelt struggle many spouses understand. She prays the rosary three times a day and is deeply in love with the Lord and Our Blessed Mother. Her husband, who entered the Catholic Church three years ago, believes but does…

Coming Home Without Fear: Preparing for Your First Confession at Any Age (The Inner Life)

For many new or preparing Catholics, one question often causes anxiety: What will my first confession be like? On The Inner Life, a caller named Lynn from Albuquerque shared her thoughts. At 56 years old, she has decided to become Catholic, not because of marriage or obligation, but because she fe…

When Faith Feels One-Sided in Marriage (Marriage Unhindered)

Trakina had just discovered Relevant Radio. Young and married, she called in to Marriage Unhindered with a question many spouses quietly carry: Can a marriage thrive when one person is digging deeper into God and the other is chasing “worldly things”? She described feeling like a parent, constantl…

Trading Doomscrolling for Peace at Night (Morning Air)

We’ve all been there: one last headline, one more video, one more scroll just to be sure we didn’t miss anything. But instead of getting restful sleep, we’re left anxious, overstimulated, and wide awake. On Morning Air, host John Morales spoke with Catholic writer and speaker Laura DeMaria about br…

When Words Lose Their Weight (The Drew Mariani Show)

Words matter. That simple truth was at the heart of a recent reflection from Drew on The Drew Mariani Show, who noticed how quickly reverence for language has faded in modern culture. What once shocked or stopped a conversation cold has now become background noise, especially with profanity, which …

A Man After God’s Own Heart – Even After Grave Sin (Father Simon Says)

Sacred Scripture never airbrushes its heroes. In one of the Bible’s most sobering passages, 2 Samuel 11 and 12, we see King David not as the triumphant warrior or inspired psalmist, but as a deeply flawed man capable of grave sin. On Father Simon Says, Father walks listeners through David’s patter…

When Daycare Becomes the Default (Trending with Timmerie)

A viral Minnesota daycare fraud investigation became a springboard for a much deeper conversation on Trending with Timmerie. Timmerie welcomed journalist Joy Pullman, who laid out what she said federal prosecutors have uncovered so far: a state daycare program funded with federal and state dollars …

Does Predestination Cancel Free Will? (The Patrick Madrid Show)

David from northern Rhode Island called in to The Patrick Madrid Show with a question that hits many of us when we read passages like Acts 4, where the early Church acknowledges that Jesus’ enemies “brought about the very things” God had planned. David wondered: If God had a plan, does that mean G…